>> Saturday, March 29, 2008

Our wedge is nor firmly established around the Carolinas with temps in the 40s area-wide. We will settle to around 40 tonight with only mid 40s for highs tomorrow. That is quite impressive....Our average high is now up into the upper 60s!

It looks like the wedge will hold through Monday into Monday night as well. Throughout the next 48 hours, look for lots of clouds, occasional rain, and chilly temps. Not good for outside plans, but good for fellow allergy sufferers!

Here is a visible satellite image a saved this afternoon. There are some really neat-looking and well-defined outflow boundaries off of the coast in the western Atlantic. If you see this before sunset this evening, you can click on the 'Loop' link beside the visible satellite on the right side of the page...the animation looks really neat.

>> Friday, March 28, 2008

We have a cold front moving through the region this evening. A few showers, and maybe a rumble of thunder or two, are possible as the front moves through. But the big weather story is the big change in temperatures for the weekend.

We will have a very strong wedge set up this weekend and last even into early Monday. Temperatures will probably struggle to make it up into the lower 50s in spots tomorrow, and most places will stay in the 40s all day Sunday. Add in a cloudy sky and brisk northeast winds, and I promise you...it will feel very cold Sunday.

Next week's weather pattern is an interesting one if you like watching the weather. The weekend wedge should scour out by later Monday and we should warm up nicely Tuesday afternoon. Then, another cold front bring more shower chances later Tuesday and Tuesday night. Behind that cold front, another wedge will set up for Wednesday and Thursday, again bringing in cooler temps. And finally, another storm system looks to push through around Friday, and that one might bring some more showers and storms.

>> Wednesday, March 26, 2008

The Carolinas are located to the south of a stationary front, and that will mean delightful weather for us through Friday. Highs in the lower 70s today, mid 70s tomorrow, and upper 70s to around 80 Friday are on the way.

However, we will have a wedge setup over the weekend. That will bring us lots of clouds, much cooler temps with highs in the 50s, and a small chance for a couple of showers.

The wedge scours our early next work week, and temps should warm up to around 70 for highs again by Tuesday or so.

Not much else on the brain this morning. Allergies are plaguing the East household like many other households around the region. Sinus congestion / drainage and what-not. My wife is dealing with a pretty bad cough as well. But after the flu last month, this is nothing so far. We can handle it!

>> Monday, March 24, 2008

Well, some spots did indeed see some snow showers this afternoon as a pocket of very cold air aloft rolled through. I was mentioning the chance for a few snow flurries on the air yesterday, but in some spots, the snow came down heavily for a period.

The snow showers are instability driven (in other words, by the heating of the day in this case) and will die out shortly.

Cold tonight with sub-freezing temps on the way. In fact, around here it is always a good idea to hold off on Spring planting until mid-April

In the middle of my weekend here, so I will blog at ya again sometime Wednesday.